Paste-dispensing device



April 13,1926. 1 1,581,074

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Patented Apr. 13, 1926.

UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE.

PASTE-DISPENSING DEVICE.

Application filed October 10, 1924. Serial No. 742,892.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS M. Maurine LAND, a citizen of the UnitedStates; and a resident of Englewood, in the county of Bergen and Stateof New Jersey. have invented a new and Improved Paste-Dispensing Device,of which the following is a full,clear, and exact description.v

This invention relates to paste dispensing devices and has for an objectto provide an improved construction which presents a convenient methodof dispensing tooth paste, cream and the like without exposing any ofthe paste except that dispensed and at the same time permitting thedispensing of any desired quantity.

Another object of the invention is to provide a dispensing device forpaste wherein renewable containers are provided and the paste dispenseddirectly therefrom In the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 is a front viewof a dispensing device disclosing an embodiment of the in- 'vention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view through Figure 1, approximately on line2-2.

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view through Figure 2, approximatelyon line 3-3. I

Referring to the accompanying drawing b numerals, 1 indicates acontainer preferalzly of glass having a threaded upper end for receivingthe threaded cap 2, which cap may be of metal or other desired material.The cap 2 is formed with an aperture 3 through which the rack 4 extends,said rack continually meshing with the small pinion 5 rigidly secured tothe shaft 6, which shaft carries a thumb member 7 whereby 1t may berotated as desired. Thegear wheel 5i is positioned in a housing 8secured by solder or in any other desired manner to the cap 2, saidhousing bein perforated for-receiving At .t e lower end the container 1fits into a supporting socket 9, which socket is provided with a reducedneck 10 conforming to the neck of the socket, said reduced neck 10having a threaded sectionfor' receiving the closure cap 11 which ispreferably of metal. The supporting socket 9 is prpvlded with a bracket12 which may be integral therewith and also may tegral with the ring 13and the face plate 14. The face plate 14 is provided with suitable'apertures' for recelving any desired number of retaining screws 15wherebythe be in-.

same may be clamped rigidly to a wall. Arranged mterlorly of thecontainer 1 is a renewable tube or paste holder 16 which conforms inshape tothe container 1 and is formed with v a neck 17 extendingdownwardly into the neck 18 of the container 1 whereby whenever cap 11is removed the paste may be forced from the paste container or holder 16without the same coming in contact with any of the other parts.

In order to eject or-dispense the paste from the holder 16, a piston 19is connected with the lower end of the rack 4, said piston being ofmetal or other desired material and snugly engaging the sidewalls of thecontainer or paste support l6. When the parts are 1n the position shownin Figure 2 and it is desired to secure a quantity of the V pastesupport '16 is removed and a new one substltuted.

In case theparts shduld be soiled before the new container or support 16is supplied,

the container 1 may be removed by raising the same bodily out of socket9 and ring 13. .After the parts have been properly cleaned,

they may-be re-assembled, a newpaste contame-r 16- sup-plied and theparts may be again in position for use. Thls construction andarrangement permits the paste which may be tooth powder, cream or otherpaste, to be maintained clean" and yet ready for dispensing at alltimes." i

What I claim is 1. A paste dispensing device, comprisinga bracket formedwith an encircling ring and a socket spaced from said ring butpositioned in line therewith, said socket having a reduced neck, saidneck beingopen at the top and bottom, a paste container formed at thelower end to fit into said-socket and provided with a neck fitting intothe first mentioned neck, said last mentioned neck being open. so as todispense paste therethrough, a cap for said first mentioned neck fornormally closing the same, andmea'ns eo-acting with said container forforcing paste through said neck when said cap is removed.

2. In a dispensing device for paste, means I for supporting anddispensing paste and a bracket for supporting said means, said bracketincluding a ring encircling said means at one point, a plate adapted toreceive supporting screws, :1 downwardly extending bar, and a; socketcarried by said bar in line with sa-idencirclingring, said socket beingpositioned to receive the lower end of said paste su portin means.

THOMAS MO T MA FARLAND.

